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The Best Episodes of Roseanne

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The Best Episodes of Roseanne

A working-class family struggles to get by on a limited income in the fictional town of Lanford, Illinois.
  1. Background image for BOO!
    9.0/10(1 votes)

    #1 - BOO!

    S2:E7

    The Conner family terrify each other out of their wits on Halloween night.

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    9.0/10(1 votes)

    #2 - Trick or Treat

    S3:E7

    Roseanne, mistaken for a guy in her lumberjack Halloween costume, plays along with some braggarts and learns about machismo.

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    9.0/10(1 votes)

    #3 - Scenes from a Barbecue

    S3:E24

    The Connors celebrate Mother's Day with a barbecue with Roseanne's feisty grandmother.

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    9.0/10(1 votes)

    #4 - A Stash from the Past

    S6:E4

    Foreman Dan feels lower than low for getting tough with his employees at work, while Roseanne lectures David for getting high after she finds a stash of pot in the house -- then realizes it is hers from decades ago.

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    8.9/10(362 votes)

    #5 - War and Peace (2)

    S5:E14

    Dan returns home to rampart rumors about his behavior, while Roseanne urges a dazed Jackie to leave her abusive boyfriend.

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    Writer:Unknown
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    8.8/10(387 votes)

    #6 - Crime and Punishment (1)

    S5:E13

    Dan disciplines D.J. for taking offensive reading material to school-- Darlene's comic book. Dan reacts strongly when Roseanne discovers that Fisher has beaten Jackie.

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    8.6/10(291 votes)

    #7 - It's a Boy!

    S5:E19

    Roseanne wants Darlene's boyfriend, David, to move in with them, but Dan refuses to allow it.

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    Writer:Unknown
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    8.2/10(391 votes)

    #8 - Toto, We're Not in Kansas Anymore

    S1:E20

    As a tornado spins through Lanford, a storm is brewing inside the Conner house over the whereabouts of Jackie who hasn't returned from her trip to the market.

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    Director:Unknown
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    8.2/10(291 votes)

    #9 - Good Girls, Bad Girls

    S5:E10

    Roseanne reluctantly allows Darlene to go to a rock concert in nearby Rockford with Molly -- who abandons her.

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    8.1/10(284 votes)

    #10 - The Dark Ages

    S5:E3

    The power company cuts off the Conners' power. Dan and Roseanne must look at Darlene in a new light after David spends the night in her room.

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    8.1/10(282 votes)

    #11 - Pretty in Black

    S5:E5

    Roseanne mortifies Darlene with a sweet sixteen party, then sends her off to her friends while the adults enjoy the festivities, which include a game of Truth or Dare; the Tildens move in next door; Darlene dyes her hair black to make Roseanne mad, but is shocked when Roseanne reacts differently.

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    8.1/10(278 votes)

    #12 - Wait Till Your Father Gets Home

    S5:E16

    The death of their father finds Jackie blubbering, but Roseanne angry -- and sharing a drink with the "other woman" in his life.

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    8.1/10(278 votes)

    #13 - Skeleton in the Closet

    S7:E6

    Leon outdoes himself hosting a Halloween soiree with the Lunch Box clan and a bevy of his gay friends, many of whom seem to know Fred intimately. Meanwhile, Jackie and Roseanne visit Bev's hairdresser and become convinced that she wears a wig.

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    Director:Gail Mancuso
    Writer:Unknown
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    8.0/10(383 votes)

    #14 - Dan's Birthday Bash

    S1:E9

    Dan's birthday bash at the Lobo Lounge is interrupted by a bully who picks a fight with Dan at the pool table.

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    Director:Unknown
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    8.0/10(359 votes)

    #15 - Death and Stuff

    S1:E21

    During the family's busy weekend activities, a door-to-door salesman drops by -- and then drops dead in the Conner kitchen.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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    8.0/10(1 votes)

    #16 - Inherit the Wind

    S2:E1

    Roseanne tries her hand at telephone solicitation while trying to console Becky who had an embarrassing accident in front of the school council.

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    Director:John Pasquin
    Writer:Allan Katz
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    8.0/10(1 votes)

    #17 - The Little Sister

    S2:E2

    Jackie takes umbrage at Roseanne's remarks about her career ambitions when she reveals that she has enrolled in police academy; Becky gets caught reading Dan's girlie magazine.

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    Director:John Pasquin
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    8.0/10(1 votes)

    #18 - Guilt by Disassociation

    S2:E3

    Inexperienced Roseanne is hired for -- and subsequently fired from -- a job requiring computer experience.

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    Director:John Pasquin
    Writer:Tom Arnold
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    8.0/10(1 votes)

    #19 - House of Grown-Ups

    S2:E5

    After a lonely architect who works with Dan has dinner at the Conners', he attempts to buy their friendship

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    Director:John Pasquin
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    8.0/10(1 votes)

    #20 - We Gather Together

    S2:E9

    On Thanksgiving Day, Jackie finally spills the news of her new job to her mother; and Dan's dad butters up Crystal.

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    8.0/10(1 votes)

    #21 - One for the Road

    S2:E14

    When the parents are away, Becky and her friend Dana play with a little help from the liquor cabinet.

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    Director:John Pasquin
    Writer:Unknown
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    8.0/10(1 votes)

    #22 - An Officer and a Gentleman

    S2:E15

    When Roseanne is called away, Jackie impresses Dan and the kids with her homemaking skills.

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    8.0/10(1 votes)

    #23 - Fender Bender

    S2:E21

    Roseanne's station wagon is hit by a luxury car that belongs to the rich Mrs. Wellman.

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    Director:John Pasquin
    Writer:Unknown
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    8.0/10(1 votes)

    #24 - April Fool's Day

    S2:E22

    On April 15th, Dan and Roseanne offer the kids a frantic lesson in family accounting; and in despair finally visit the local IRS office.

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    Director:John Pasquin
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    8.0/10(1 votes)

    #25 - Fathers and Daughters

    S2:E23

    In an attempt to bond with their daughters, Dan goes clothes shopping with Becky, and Roseanne watches basketball with Darlene.

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    Director:John Pasquin

Best Episodes Summary

"BOO!" is the best rated episode of "Roseanne". It scored 9/10 based on 1 votes. Directed by John Pasquin and written by Norma Safford Vela, it aired on 10/31/1989. This episode scored 0.0 points higher than the second highest rated, "Trick or Treat".